Laila Benhaida, Community Archivist, reflects on our visit to London....
‘The language may be different but the feelings we share as women survivors are mutual.’ – Safety4Sisters Writing Group
The This Is We anthology is a manifesto for migrant women speaking their truth to power, sharing experiences of gender-based violence, migration, raci...
Women’s Activism in Our Archives
Even a quick glance at our collections shows that women’s stories form a significant proportion of the material. The content of these collections be...
International Women’s Day 2022 – AIU Reading List!
At the moment, we’re developing and updating the AIU Library collections, going through each section book by book to see what we have, and to en...
Review: “I Hear You All Hate Black People”
This unassuming pamphlet from 1981 examines the state of anti-black prejudice in Britain based on the author’s experiences as a community worker....
Holocaust Memorial Day
For Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January) we shared some book suggestions from our library....
The Year of Our Moss Side 1981: “We believe Black History should be taught to prevent events being repeated”
A project working with young people using our archive records around the 1981 uprisings in Moss Side....
Kwanzaa in our library
26 December to 1 January marks the celebration of Kwanzaa, originally established in 1966 as a celebration of family, community and culture and a way ...
Exploring Black Spaces Through Community Archives and Creative Writing
Come join us for a free half-day workshop exploring histories of Moss Side and Hulme through our archives and creative writing. This session is part o...
The impact of Covid-19: workshop & event
Since 2019, Covid-19 has impacted us in so many ways. With the multiple lockdowns and working from home, we can see how our lives have changed and how...